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Careers at Melrose Residential
We are putting together a small team to open Melrose Residential, a five-bed residential treatment home for adults living with serious mental illness in Portland, Oregon. We plan to open in Summer of 2027.
We are hiring a Facility Administrator, Shift Leads, Care Workers, and Overnight Care Workers. Positions are contingent on licensure and opening.
Open positions
Roles we are hiring for
Facility Administrator - Priority Role
We are seeking a Facility Administrator to lead day-to-day operations at Melrose and serve as the Administrator named on our Oregon Health Authority licensing application.
$3,000 sign-on bonus, paid five weeks after opening.
Candidates must have at least two years of experience working with individuals with mental health conditions under the Oregon Health Authority. Every member of the Melrose team, including the Administrator, follows our CARES standards.
Shift Lead
The Shift Lead is a care worker role with added responsibility. You do everything a Care Worker does, and you are also the person in charge of your shift.
As a Shift Lead at Melrose, you will support adults in their daily lives through steady routines, everyday conversation, and shared meals and activities. You will get to know each resident, respect their choices, and help the home feel like theirs. You work alongside our Administrator and each resident's care team to carry out the resident's service plan.
As the person in charge of your shift, your name is on the posted schedule. You guide your teammates, make routine and safety decisions, and contact the Administrator and owner as our procedures require.
This is a good fit for someone who is warm, dependable, and patient, and who is comfortable making decisions and guiding others. You'll join a team that is on site around the clock, and every member of our team follows our CARES standards.
Care Worker
As a Care Worker at Melrose, you will support adults in their daily lives through steady routines, everyday conversation, and shared meals and activities.
You will get to know each resident, respect their choices, and help the home feel like theirs. Care Workers work alongside our Administrator and each resident's care team to carry out the resident's service plan. This is a good fit for someone warm, dependable, and patient, and for anyone building experience in mental health, social work, or human services. You'll join a team that is on site around the clock, and every member of our team follows our CARES standards.
Overnight Care Worker
As an Overnight Care Worker at Melrose, you will help keep the home calm, safe, and comfortable through the night.
You will be available to residents who need support with their evening routine, a restless night, or a concern after hours, and you will follow our overnight procedures and communicate clearly with the morning team. This is a good fit for someone steady, observant, and reassuring, who is comfortable working independently overnight. Like everyone at Melrose, you will follow our CARES standards.
The work
What the work is like
Working at Melrose Residential means being part of a small team that supports five people day to day. If you enjoy helping others, work well with a team, and like really knowing the people you support, this is a place where that matters every day.
A small household
With five residents, you get to know each person: their routines, their preferences, and what makes their day better. Real connections with residents are part of the work here.
A team that works together
Everyone here is a team player. We share what we notice, back each other up, and make decisions together, from our Administrator to our newest team member. Every member of our team follows the CARES standards.
A real community
We are a community working together to support people living with serious mental illness. We want you to enjoy helping people, and we want everyone on the team to feel supported too.
Part of a wider team
We work alongside each resident's psychiatric provider, case manager, and primary care doctor, so everyone is working from the same plan.
Steady routines
Days follow a regular rhythm of meals, medication times, and activities, so you know what to expect, and residents have a say in their own schedule.
Care around the clock
Someone from our team is on site at all hours, every day of the year, so the work covers days, second shifts, and overnights. A shift lead guides each day and second shift, and overnight staff stay awake and on site all night.
Each resident has a written service plan, made with them. Staff help residents with daily life and the goals in that plan. To see what the work looks like, read about the support residents receive on the Our Program page and about the daily rhythm on A Day at Melrose.
Getting started
Training and support
Every new team member completes at least 16 hours of orientation before starting, and training continues every year. Topics include medication support, safety and emergency procedures, and first aid. Direct care team members must be at least 18. Everyone who works with residents passes an approved criminal background check and completes a TB test within two weeks of starting. A shift lead guides each day and second shift, so you are never working alone on a decision.
Hiring
How hiring works
To apply, use the Apply now button under the role you are interested in and fill out the application. After you apply, we will get back to you shortly about our decision to move forward with a short interview.
If you have any questions, email us at careers@melroseresidential.org. Answers to common questions about working here are in the careers section of our FAQ. To learn what guides our team, see our Mission and values.
Equal opportunity
Equal opportunity
Melrose Residential is an equal opportunity employer. We follow all federal, Oregon, and local laws on equal employment opportunity. We do not consider race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital or family status, age, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by law in hiring, pay, or any other part of employment.
We provide reasonable accommodations for disability, pregnancy, and sincerely held religious beliefs, and applicants can ask for one at any stage of hiring by emailing careers@melroseresidential.org. We provide equal pay for comparable work and do not ask applicants about their pay history. We do not retaliate against anyone who raises a concern in good faith. We also follow Oregon law on when an employer may ask about criminal history.
Positions are contingent on licensure and opening.
Related Information
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About the home
Why we are opening Melrose Residential and how we plan to run it.
Frequently asked questions
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